| Updated Tue, July 25th 2017 at 18:04 GMT +3The number of new Cholera cases reported daily has drastically reduced from 60 to 35, Health CS Cleopa Mailu has said. Cholera cases reduceThrough a statement to newsrooms, Mailu said that through treatment of water sources, cases of cholera reported in Nairobi and other affected counties had reduced. He highlighted that the Ministry of Health is working with the Nairobi County Government, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company to provide safe water through bowsers to the cholera affected areas. "We have identified water sources as one of the major risk factors as a result of direct contamination," he said. On creating awareness and preventive measures, Mailu noted that his office had collaborated with local FM radio stations to provide health talk shows, targeting the affected communities on hygiene and water treatment.

Source: Standard Digital July 25, 2017 15:00 UTC